The Twelver liturgical year as observed at the Fatima Zahra Imamia Centre, North Ipswich. Dates are established by moon sighting and each month is marked expected or confirmed.
These dates are expected, not confirmed. Hijri months begin on the sighting of the new moon, which cannot be known in advance. Every date below may move by a day.
13 observances this month, mostly worship
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Aug 31Start of the fast, Ramadan | 2Sep 1, Ramadan | 32, Ramadan | 43, Ramadan | 54, Ramadan | ||
65, Ramadan | 76, Ramadan | 87Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan | 98, Ramadan | 109Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan | 1110, Ramadan | 1211, Ramadan |
1312, Ramadan | 1413, Ramadan | 1514Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan | 1615, Ramadan | 1716, Ramadan | 1817Laylat al-Qadr (19th), Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat | 1918, Ramadan |
| 2019Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st) | 2120Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan | 2221Laylat al-Qadr (23rd), Ramadan | 2322, Ramadan | 2423Shab-e-Qadr (25th), Ramadan | 2524al-Quds Day, Ramadan | 2625Shab-e-Qadr (27th), Ramadan |
2726, Ramadan | 2827, Ramadan | 2928, Ramadan |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
31 Aug
Worship
Start of the fast
Tuesday 31 August 2106
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Moonsighting Australia: local sighting; announced 20 Feb 2026 for 1447
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announced 19 Feb 2026 for 1447
8
7 Sept
Mourning
Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning
Tuesday 7 September 2106
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA prints it)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal
10
9 Sept
15
14 Sept
19•
eve
17 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (19th)
Friday 17 September 2106
Friday 17 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 18 September)
19•
eve
17 Sept
Mourning
Shab-e-Zarbat
Imam Ali (a) struck by Ibn Muljam at the morning prayer
Friday 17 September 2106
Friday 17 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 18 September)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints 18 Ramadan -- the same night, anchored to the day it begins
20
19 Sept
21•
eve
19 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
Sunday 19 September 2106
Sunday 19 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 20 September)
21
20 Sept
23•
eve
21 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)
Tuesday 21 September 2106
Tuesday 21 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 22 September)
25
24 Sept
25•
eve
23 Sept
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (25th)
Thursday 23 September 2106
Thursday 23 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 24 September)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
27•
eve
25 Sept
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (27th)
Saturday 25 September 2106
Saturday 25 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 26 September)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
Coming up
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 40-day reporttomorrow
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningtomorrow
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 38 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 53 days
Where communities differ on a date, both positions are shown rather than one being presented as correct. Families at this Centre follow different maraji, and the calendar reflects that.